[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9338-9339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04383]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

[Docket ID OMB-OMB-2018-0001]


Draft 2017 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of 
Federal Regulation and Agency Compliance With the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on 
its Draft 2017 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal 
Regulations and Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act, available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/reports/. The Draft Report is divided into two 
parts. Part I contains three chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits 
and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2016. 
Chapter II discusses regulatory impacts on State, Local, and tribal 
governments, small business, wages and employment, and economic growth. 
Chapter III offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Part II 
summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. OMB 
requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by 4/06/18 
through www.regulations.gov using Docket ID OMB-OMB-2018-0001.

DATES: To ensure consideration of comments as OMB prepares this Draft 
Report for submission to Congress, comments must be in writing and 
received by 4/06/18.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.go: Direct comments to Docket ID OMB-OMB-
2018-0001.
     Fax: (202) 395-7285.
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 9235, 725 
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. To ensure that your comments

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are received, we recommend that comments on this draft report be 
electronically submitted.
    All comments submitted in response to this notice will be made 
available to the public, including by posting them on OMB's website. 
For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of 
a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or 
proprietary information. The www.regulations.gov website is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means OMB will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mabel Echols, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 9235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. 
Telephone: (202) 395-3741.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress directed the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual Report to Congress on the 
Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations. Specifically, Section 624 of 
the FY 2001 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, also 
known as the ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act,'' (the Act) requires OMB 
to submit a report on the benefits and costs of Federal regulations 
together with recommendations for reform. The Act states that the 
report should contain estimates of the costs and benefits of 
regulations in the aggregate, by agency and agency program, and by 
major rule, as well as an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on 
State, local, and tribal governments, small businesses, wages, and 
economic growth. The Act also states that the report should be subject 
to notice and comment and peer review.

Neomi Rao,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-04383 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
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